McGuffey Foundation High School - Reflector Yearbook (Oxford, OH)

Text from Pages 1 - 72 of the 1950 volume:

The Reflector 1950 4x vx ,rf NNILLIAM MCOUFFEY HIGH SCHOOL MIAMI UNIVERSITY OYFORD OHIO , I -.'? ,. . w , - -1337 -sf . -' fh H' -5 51.3. ,- - 4 -'e -I . :. wr, - , - 7 -1 . 'Sf -' PQ, V , X L -1- ' Irf I X I SC Q Q.: N Y? 9 8 ' y .Pfx Io. x , ' i +I fa f.: - ' .l ul -.Q7. K , I wfaf 5' yi . 5 of has E' 5 Mi H ! The Reflector 1950 Wlllnom McGuttey hugh school functioning os o teocher trounung school tor lvluomx university Oxford Ohio served Its pupnls well rn the copoclty ot on educotuonol nnstrtutron The 1950 Reflector o record of the McGuttey yeor IS duvlded Into tive sections The turst unvt ns devoted to the colendor Outlnnnng o yeor ot octuvrtues these sngnltlcont dotes wall recoll to the students the events ID vvhnch they portnclpoted It olso vvull serve to ocquount those untomnllor vvrth McGuftey vvnth the octlvltles in which the pupils engoged 3 1 1 I I I 1 1 ' I in 1- . 1-. ' fr .5 A Dates and Domgs Durlng 49 50 September 1 McGuffey s doors opened and everyone undertook to get unto the swung of school lufe agaun 16 A large crowd attended the game played wuth Greenhulls 23 A few loyal fans followed the team to DePorres They returned to attend the muxer held that evenung un the audutoruum where teachers and students got better acquainted 30 Grades seven eught and nune gathered un the audutoruum at 2 OO for theur annual fall party That evenung the football fellows played a marvelous game at Seven Mule whuch McGuffey lost by one pount October 1 The lunuors were up early to collect paper 7 Mulford defeated McGuffey by one pount 14 The Green Devuls had a large crowd at Eaton a nught game 21 The fellows played a hard football game un the raun at O Ml 27 The Green Devuls were hosts to Ross defeatung them 24 12 28 A great day Vacatuonl The faculty members attended the Southwestern Ohuo Teachers meetung Blue Moon was the theme carrued out un the musuc and decoratuons for the Internatuonal club dance that nught November 3 Eleven members of the Murror staff attended a uournalusm conference at West Carrollton 4 After the Harvest supper students parents and teachers went to Seven Mule to see the fellows play Faurfueld under the lughts 10 McGuffey held uts furst bonfure and pep rally sponsored by the GA A and M club 11 McGuffey played Stewart un the homecomung game upperclass gurls defeated the football fellows 1 to O un a hard fought hockey game 22 The furst basketball game of the season was a home game wuth Brownsvulle 23 Thanksguvung vacatuon started at noon 28 Classes recon vened after a wonderful vacatuon GAA formal unutuatuon was held un the Memorual Presbyteruan Church December 2 The team had a good followung at the Wyomung game 3 The students made so much nouse at Stewart cheerung that the fellows pleased them by wunnung 32 to 42 6 January Thaw was presented by the senuors 9 A basketball game was played at Eaton 15 Students un grades 712 were guests of the Oxford Luons club at the Muamu Western theater 16 Journalusm class had a Chrustmas party canes Ice cream and all Chrustmas vacatuon started for students and faculty after the Whute Chrustmas program was held McGuffeys fuve played on Seven Mules new gym floor January 1 Students made and broke resolutuons 3 Everyone trudged back to school after a long vacatuon 5 Harruson basketball game was re membered because of the hugh water un that part of the state 11 Suxty Englush pupuls attended Shakespeares As You Luke lt un Cuncunnatu 12 Thus was a bug day for Ann Montgomery Sarah Jane Muller Judy Almy and Juanuto Best Wzshes from The Bath State Bank, Bath Indzana 4 1 I I I At 7:30 everyone gathered in the gym for the homecoming dance. 16-The ' ' Tl! ll ' 7 Gulbert who took the DAR scholarshup test 13 Basketball game wuth Coleraun was held here 20 Twould be hard to forget the OMI game because Emerson Unzucker broke the all tume scorung record by chalkung up 30 pounts 21 The College Corner game was played at Wuthrow Court Everyone had to make uust twuce as much nouse as they dud un McGuffey 25 Fluorescent Iughts were unstalled un the study hall 26 The senuors voted to hold a reunuon un 1951 27 The Green Devuls rolled a 56 52 vuctory over Kutchel February 3 Several senuors started the new semester by goung to l-lamulton to take the Senuor scholarshup tests 17 The annual Alumnu game found loyal McGuffeyutes cheerurug for both sudes 22 Because the Father of Our Country was born on thus date school was dusmussed for an all too bruef 24 hours 24 The World Day of Prayer was observed wuth a school assembly 25 A truly red letter day for all gurls' The G A A gurls escorted theur boy fruends to the Drag March 4 The basketball boys traveled to Cuncunnatu for the tournament wuth scores of fauthful fans rught behund them A handful of gurls trooped to Wulmungton to guve a dance demonstratuon and stayed all nught 11 The seventh and eughth grades presented theur annual operetta 15 Cutamard presented two one act plays It was the sophomores furst chance to dusplay theur dramatuc talents 17 After weeks of plannung the sophomores assusted by varuous clubs presented the annual carnuval As the sophomores carefully stashed away theur profuts vusuons of uunuor proms danced un theur heads 23 24 The modern dance gurls showed theur talent un recutal Behund ut all were months of careful practuce and plannnug 25 Sprung vacatuon what the teachers and pupuls had looked forward to from Chrustmas tume untul March 25 Aprul 4 School resumed No comment' 19 In an assembly M Ed Schwunn of Muamr Jacobs busuness school un Dayton spoke to the pupuls about theur futures 21 Chorus and orchestra concert was guven un Benton 28 The sprung party uunuor hugh s dance of the year was held May 5 Cutamard s three act play funushed McGuffeys dramatuc actuvutues for the year 19 The day every uunuor and senuor had wauted for' The Junuor Senuor receptuon gave many McGuffey gurls a chance to show off theur funery The fellows were handsome tool 29 The 1950 Reflector was dustrubuted the furst yearbook publushed un two years 30 Decoratuon day was a holuday for extra studyung June 7 June us the shortest and most umportant month for a senuor The senuors of 1950 graduated June 7 9 Concludung the year the annual pucnuc was held The school year was over and as the senuors went on to bugger thungs others stepped up to take theur places Sponsored by Beasley s Bakery Cof ee Shop 5 , . 1 1 , ' ' . ,. . - 1 1 , . , . 1 . . 1 , Tl, . . . . , 1 1 - . , .. , . 1 - 1 1 1 - 1 , . 7 if QS. -M., ...v-. x l ,,...,,s...x. ,,..,,.f-.. -v,.f-4-: r N, , .... . ,el A NQ. 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Reflectlons, Images of Classes Mon, phoses were represenTed lfl eoch lvl Quhef pup l educohon Th se Tornllror clossroonw scenes will rfcoll Th hczrd work combnned wlfh good Tunes JVlWlCll mode Th yeors so nT an hlgh school rnernorohle oTlsTy The educoTlonol needs ol The nsolorny ol The ouplls Becouse ol The OVOllObIllly of The unuversuTy oclllhes McGuTTey puouls enloyed mony odvonToges unusuol To schools oT :Ts snze Scenes presenTed IU The Tollowlng s cT:on deplcT Tyorcol closs room ocTuvlTy 7 Q V ' ' ' ch ' T T Vs The curriculum ollered oT McGulTey wos deslgned To I M! , 0 Y f C I Classroom Work Was Comprehenslve In any hugh school there are so many unterestung extra currucuuor octuvutues that often young people tend to munumuze the umportonce of the less glamorous ocademuc sude of school The 1950 Reflector sought to pucture these doy by doy classroom actuvutues of the yeor whuch were so routune ond yet so umportant un the lufe of a hugh school student Educatuon of youngsters us the prumary purpose of any school but Mc Guffey had o second functuon un fact the rnoun reoson for uts exustence wos to serve as a loborotory for prospectuve teachers un the School of Educotuon at Muomu Untversuty Accordungly from kundergorten through senuor hugh the McGuffey student was drrected un a port of hus educatuon by o battaluon of eoger well dressed young men and women from the compus who were under the close supervusuon of hughly trouned crutuc teachers Nuneteen fuftys corps of student teochers numbered 280 Because of o T948 49 chonge un the requurements for groduatuon socuol studues wos the only subuect whuch o pupul wos requured to take from the seventh grade through the twelfth Studues un the seventh eughth and n nth grodes paralleled that of the three upper yeors wuth the uunuor hugh stressung current problems rother than the hustorucol bockground The seventh grode closses studued Asuo wuth emphosus on polutucal Chuna and Joponese land problems ond later took up lnduo Russua and Afruco The Amerucon notuon concerned the eughth grade who took up the problems foced by the Unuted States and the economuc and socuol changes whuch took ploce tn the country as ut gradually lost the charocterustucs ofa colony ond took on those of a notuon Nunth graders studued current problems of a communuty health recueotuon ond to Washungton so they studued the coputol cuty Later un the yeor they took up the problems faced by the notuon s munoruty groups World hustory from the begunnung cuvuluzotuons of Egypt and Summeruo up through World Wor I wos studued un the tenth grode wuth concentratuon on the contunent of Europe The uunuors were concerned wuth Amerucan hustory Theur work was set up un two cohesive unuts polutucol hustory ond economuc and socuol hustory The senuors were occupued wuth economuc and socuol problems ond current events They sought o knowledge of bosuc economuc terms and pruncuples Englush through the eleventh grode wos requured at McGuffey Thus fune course uncreosed the students abuluty to speak reod ond wrute the Englush longuage and hus kncwledge of Englush and Amerlcon luteroture The lunuor hugh closses reod essoys short storues poetry ond plays Uses of correct grom mor un speokung and wrutung was o mouor port of these courses and accord ungly the eughth grode corresponded wuth o school un Alaska ond the freshmen wrote busuness letters un connectuon wuth theur trup to Woshuntgon Some reod ung of longer novels wos also uncluded un these closses In senuor hugh the study of grammar and more duffucult luteroture wo contunued The sophomores un oddutuon to portucupotung un grommor ond speech drulls studted Tennyson s Idylls of the Kung Shokespeores Juluus Caesar ond mony poems and short storues The eleventh grode Englush course covered Sponsored by Paul M Campbell John Deere Farm Equzpment 8 . h. I . . , - u l - . , , u soil conservation. The big event of the year for the ninth grode wos o trip , , ' . l V H Q , , louse. Nw:-, ma-4 Pillar You Con Learn sold The posfer n tb upperhond r rx e Enghth graders Cor recflng their spelllno were trymg hard do so Ordinary bufferflwe suddeniy be mme very comphcofed for sopho mores un biology Clos Best Wzshes rom Cof ee Pete and Corso Market 9 . Q E CO r. f ' - ' Q 1' a .- .N 2 I 5 . , . N 5 ' 's , ,. . I ' ' 5, Sophomores re vzewed Englvsh wuth Mr Wnlluom Benme crmc teacher The mop of Souvh Amerrco wos the porn! graders nn Muss Hazel Spykers socuol studues C OS Complzments o The Cullen Prmtzng Company 10 of Interest for sevenfh T 5. Amerucan lnteroture vvuth some of the essentlals of grammar added Senior Engllsh which was the only course not requtred covered English lrterature with some grammar and composutuon Puprls studled Beowulf the Romantuc poets and the evolutuon of the novel Bestdes these courses there was also a remedtal Engltsh laboratory for those who were defrctent In the fundamentals of grammar or spellung Many tumors and sensors elected lournallsm Instead of Engltsh The purpose of thus course was to teach effecttve news reportnng and tntervtewtng The class publtshed the Mtrror the btweekly paper Snx sclence courses were offered tn McGuffey s curruculum three of general science In IUDIOF htgh and btology physics and chemtstry In sensor hugh The seventh grade classes studued astronomy cllmate health foods plants and animals The eughth graders and freshmen were concerned wnth the funda mentals of physical science such as the structure of matter work and energy electrrcvty lnght sound and commumcatton The freshmen also studred health and the human body and some aspects of consumer science such as advertrstng buyang and sellung In btology the student was taught the basic properties of a luvrng organnsm and the differences and slmnlaruttes of varlous forms of llfe The classes stuated Insects the manufacture of food In a plant and the structure and habrts of slmple animals Unnts ID foods health and eugentcs were also Included The eleventh grade sctence class studled the fundamentals of physucs rncludtng energy forms of matter molecular mechanucs heat electrucuty sound ltght and magnetism the chemustry class the chemucal behavtor of certam elements and compounds During the second semester they studled crganvc chemlstry Junior hugh mathematlcs continued the drllls In fundamentals learned In elementary school ID preparation for the more advanced work of semor hugh The seventh and slghth graders studted decimals per cent and stmple lntultlve geometry te that whuch dad not nnvolve formal proof The etghth grade also studied busuness mathematrcs and ratto The fundamentals of algebra nncludtng sample equattons were studied In the nlnth grade Plain geometry usually taken tn the tenth grade taught the students to thunk oblectlvely and to present hrs thoughts tn logncal form The class also studued the uses and operatron of Student eachers Januce Hlmes Norma Dent and Joseph Gam conferred wlth Dr H C Chrtstofferson acting dtrector of student teachnng about th If class as slgnments Best Wzshes rom Decker s Sohzo Statzon l l , . 1 1 ' I , , , . . , . , . 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 . , . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 , 1 1 ,,., . - 1 1 1 1 1 t 7 V I , 1 3 ' . f 3 . . a slIde rule Advanced mathematIcs class SlUdIGd IntermedIate algebra logarrthms and trIgonometry and had a chance to do some actual surveyIng McGuffey offered two forelgn languages LatIn and French LatIn was usually taken durIng the fnrst two years of hugh school French IH the IunIor and semor years The fIrst year LatIn course covered most of the fundamentals of LatIn grammar wIth some readlng of slmple STOFISS The second year Included drIll In grammar and study of a longer PIECE of LatIn prose Caesars GollIc Wars Both French classes were occupned wIth learnIng the fundamentals of French grammar and acauIrIng fluency In readlng speakIng and wrItIng the language French l2 students read a novel lvlerlmees Colombo Both classes read French newspapers whIch they ordered from Montreal One busmess course two typIng courses and two shorthand courses were cffered at McGuffey General busIness class dlscussed the advantages and dusadvantages of IHVSSTIHQ In homes and heard a panel dIscussIon of socIalIzed medIcIne lt was Interestnng to note that almost all were agaunst It Travelmg A new method of teachlng shorthand was Introduced maktng It passtble to learn the fundamentals ID one semester Both classes worked on drIlls to buIld up speed and accuracy The shorthand I2 class tronscnbed on type wrIters and took dIctatIon at eIghty words per mInute The typIng classes were o CUpIGd wIth learnIng the fundamentals of the touch system and wIth buIldIng up speed and accuracy DUFIUQ the second semester they worked for the Gregg awards dIstrIouted each year for speed and accuracy ID typIng The typIng l2 class dld much clerIcal work for the faculty There were three art courses In McGuffey a seventh grade class an exghth grade class and the htgh school art class The seventh and elghth grade classes worked Wllh clay metal paper mache and leather They dtd Paul Hersey penned the lIbrary sIgnIn sheet whIle Charlene RIchey lrbrary student ass stant stamped a book for VlfIlllOfT'I Hooven Complzments of Douglas Marathon Statzon l2 - , and economic geography took their time during the second seemster. F . . . . . . N ,,' .vfaa A 3' T h e corrpllcoted lo mg yordsfnck obove the blackboard sn r rtedly 0 d problem solvnng The student leoclwer M s Dors Krueger wos re ln lp scene 51,52 A panel dlscussnon was cn form of teach mg used often ln Amerncon hnstory closses Frazer Insurance Agency and Hosackls Jewelry Store l3 - ,,,.,,,, .iv V , ,5 W,, ,,C. ,M-G , , , . .d,- , ,sz-. , , ' . ok' ' lS C1 l'de ule, re- po on l in , is i , gr Wy, mo e in this ,ik ' We K1 N Nr H: r' War 4 .h.,,g some outdoor sketchIna The senuor hsgh class drew both Insvde and outslde scenes worked IU clay metal oIls and abstract desugn as well as some photography and house plannIng Do you remember hearIng those strange sounds Issuung from the fourth floor every afternoon near the close of the furst semester? It was the students of the seventh and elghth grade musuc class practlclng theur fluteophones small wInd Instruments sImIlar to tIn whnstles Other prolects of the class Included maktng and playung of rhythm band Instruments and plannIng an operetta based on the fsrst fIfty years of the twentueth century The senIor hugh general muslc class studIed musucol luterature and ITS Importance In the world Students dld some undlvldual composang of songs rondos and munutes The voIce class studIed the fundamentals of smgmg Students made recordnngs of thelr voIces worked on a creatIve operetta and studIed recutal programs and how to arrange them To graduate from McGuffey each boy had to have at least one credtt In Industrnal arts The Industrnal arts department offered several classes wood metal mechanIcal drawmg and drIver educatIon Boys In the flrst two con structed the usual oblects whIIe the drawmg class planned a hugh school stadIum parkung lot and practlce fIeld Each gIrl was requested to have a credIt In erther home economIcs or home lIvIng In order to graduate These two classes were occupIed wIth the maknng and selectuon of clothlng wuth InterIor decoratlon chuld care and the plannIng and cookung of meals One physIcal educatIon credut was requlred of all McGuffey students The purpose of the course was to develop physIcal co ordlnatnon and skIll In varrous sports The boys SfUdIed the fundamentals of football soccer basketball softball and track The gIrls played hockey tennus volley ball badmlnton Semors DavId Branch and GoII Cullen duscussed class schedules Wlfh Mnsses Annabel Cathcart and Albertma Abrams class odvIsers McFarland Radzo Servzce and Mzller Funeral Home l4 U. 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 . z , I , , - 1 , . 1 1 - 1 1 1 - 1 1 ' 1 .. . 'i,, ,lf ' Af. 1 ond golf They onso studied donces ond rhythms Tumbling ond orchery Du rng the wnnter one gym pernod out of the week wos set osude for co recreohon er left Mr Ne H srowe J on Ducxe' new Noon wh ch to med cz word rnond ub ec dugnt n r to cites os rrnc: cm Up er ng t J' Putley mode cz report on u current news toprc to the sen or socrol studres ctoss Lower left os Englgh Lower rlght Apporotc In the chemrstry Noborotory whrch confused rnost lockers posed no problem for the fob workers who took the scnence Best Washes from The Huddle 15 1 ' -- R Upp : . J. R. I X d e ' tt c I ' P shot , o s Q ' he t' ' I ocdton his d' p 'p L p ' hz Pr rich Miss Dorothy Mutberry, student teocher, convinced the g'ls thot French was os easy to fear' 1 . ' 1 'S ' ' , ' on R' I., Y 1 , 5 x . -mls , y V XA 16 1 orm-Q1 Hu- 'gnu' Llmxz 13 -mv, af! :mg-mx ,v. .KN ww MXGA V UW 'J u 5431-1 .11 W SL 1 '.-. : - :v 1 ' ' i'f' Reflectlons, Images of People Clos Trlendshups omong sTud nTs ond Teochers ore unlqu IH smoll schools Thls Trrendly oTmosphere wos o ConTrrbuTung Torce uw Th Teellng oT unlTy oT lVlcGuTTey Drovvlng :Ts sTudenT loody Trom Oxford ond surrounding urol orcos Including BoTh lndlono lsreol ond Milford Townships The hvgh schools ToTol enrollm nT Tor l949 50 wos 249 FourTeen Teochers served os Tull Tvme members ol The ToCulTy Ten of Them ochng os Closs odvlsers ID oddlTlon o Th r regulor Teochung duTues Thelr vvlllrngness To g ve h lp To lndlvlduols wos Tnxoluohl To puplls Y '-' T7 e ' ' . e T, Tel A . .b ,,. Q 9 'f e '. 1 2' K1 l 2- if J Q .1... Faculty Interests Were W1de and Varled Because of hrs abrlrty to rnstruct and advrse young people D H C Chrlstofferson and Mrs Chrlstoffer son spent two years rn Germany where he performed the drffrcult task of helplng to rehabllltate Ger rnanys youth Hrs work was cen tered ID Welsbaden but he also traye'ed to other sectuons of the country Hrs Interest In young people was utrllzed In McGuffey where he was actung drrector of the secondary school brudge player he was an amateur photographer It was nmpossuble to detect a Scottish brogue b tlvlr J R Nerll was born IH Scotland He entered the Unrted States Labor Day l92O ln the summer of 1938 he returned to has natuve Scotland and there vrsrted relatrves before gorng t England Mr Nelll actlng prrncupal of Mc Guffey was local sponsor of Pr Omega natronal busrness educatron honorary and was natnonal treas urer of the organrzatuon He and Mrs Neull and therr three chnldren luved at 2lO West Colllns avenue Carnprng trlps to Canada and the South had token up has past surn mers Complzments o The O1 ord Produce Company . Siisxn Besides being a golfer and . I U I I ' . .. . . O I8 A ertma Aorcvv cl Stu t En Nas Esther Beck Bus ness W A Benme Enc t h f Annabel Cathcart L nguages Mr Fred Fox Sc ence M Robert Goble Soc al Stud es sv M s Russell J o g Lbraruan .lournaltsrn a L Sch u er Mathemattcs Mnss Hazel Spyker Soctal Studtes M A P Tanner Physcal Educatuon Coach Mass Helen Young Physucol Educatton Mass Margaret Young Englush Mtss Alberttna Abrams wrote the music and words for several popular songs but few of her students realrzed It A natuve of Mlchugan she had been publishing songs slnce l947 She worked on a text book slated to be published nn l95l Mass Abrams was working on her doctorate at the Untversuty of Much :gan Music was her main lnterest she played several Instruments ID addltton to her composnng Petrzs Applzances Used Furnzture and Antiques l9 . K YV I 62 , 3 Ass lb Y ' ' 'S Soctt d es, gltsh ' t Mr. . . JI 5 this f ' r, Q r. . L n I A , I , ' f Mr. lr , I t r' ' l f I ' , ., . . . Four years of offnce experrence gave Mass Esther Beck added background for teachrng busrness courses Muss Beck enloyed weavvng and playlng the organ durlng her free time A Hoosner golfer and ardent Clnclnnatu Reds fan Mr Wulluam Bennue served three years wlth the l2th Armored Dlvlslon durmg World War Il At MCG-uffey he clnrected the Cltamard plays and the sensor play and super vxsed the construction of new flats He and Mrs Bennle llved on South College avenue Mnss Annabel Cathcart studued and traveled In Europe She recelved her background for teaching French at Allnance Francalse Pans More recently she went to Quebec Canada Second to travelsng Mass Cathcart enloyed readrng Mr Fred Fox was an ardent sports fan and followed McGuffey teams wuth great enthusnasm He was known to double as a c eerleader when he thought school sptrrt was sllppung Before comung to McGuffey te s rved four years wrth the Army Arr Force Hrs Interests Included raduo work and wood workrng Mr and Mrs Fox lived at 3lO East Wuthrow avenue Mentzon of a maroon corduroy racket brought Mr Robert Gobles name two of the school s l95O faculty members He and Mr Alfred Tanner attended Wooster college together and when Mr Goble transferred to Ohno Northern unuverslty he and Mrs Long studied Arnerncan history together He spent 42 months IH the army serving on Oknnawa Mr and Mrs Gcble and Paul ther one year old son lived at 5l41lr South Mann street Mr Goble enloyed garden n Mass Georgua Halsteads task at McGuffey was to teach seventh erghth nnnth and tenth graders to cook and sew Her summers were actlve ones she taught or served as a camp counselor She liked to play golf do wood carvrng and metal work A native of Atlanta Ga Mlss Eluzabeth Lawrence taught muslc ID Mc Guffeys secondary school She supervnsed the bulldung of an ultra modern home and engoyed flower gardenung and collecting antlques Cheerleaders Carol Petr: Helen Kar daras Susan Young Juan ta G bert Carolyn Servnss Dorothy Taylor Aluce Johnson Joan Teckman Not pictured Nancy Prather mascot Mr Robert Goble advrser Best Wishes from The Kyger Motor Company 20 . 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Before he began teaching in McGuffey, Mr. Goble knew i g. , D , Ii il n Dtrecttng the MCGutt f orchestra wos only C srroll port ot Mr A lx Len ld s oftwttres Recd ng ond ploytng golf occupted h s ree hours He N .xrttfe VP th Ohto Mustc Fducottoh ossocrotton ond eoch sprtng spent rhdry hou tu tng ocol ond rstrtct rnustc Contests Nr nd Mrs Lelcvold hree doug ters The Heclqert ltbrory Fund grown rn tts copoctty to ser e students u d Q e trectton of M uss Lo Although he wos kept U y her home ond two ye-or old son Robert McI.tn Mrs Long found tame to odfrs oth MCGutfey publtcottons She receuved her lou noltsttc bockground wht forlctng on several newspopers Mr Long wos fvorlctng toword has doctorrt Ohto Stote untverslty A nottve Kentuckuon lVll:S.lOf6pllIf'1G Mrddleton tn oddttton to hor ort cldss ,sonsored the ottrocttve bullettn boord ond show cose dt ploys thot studen s ngoyed durtng the ye-or l-ler own Interests Included ort ond squore donctno Qhe desrgned ond rhode her own Iewelry No ed for has tune chorol worlc 1 the vucrnuty ot Von Wert Mr H E Mohr Iorned the McGuftey toculty tn 1949 ond dlrected the hugh school chorus I :ng Mss M orcJ rn bology Mtss Geor Huls eod ond Mtss Jdne Jw hone econom C Muss Josephtre M d lleton grt Not pictured Mr A D Lekvold Muss Vtrj nt 5 zz Nren e on M r rn src s nt M Cloud nd Mr ROD rson ort M Robert Mtlre'n rnothernottcs Mrs Robert Mt ltcon Cote-terto Mrs E330 Bron h etcrviory osststont Mr Ro ert Rueggeberg Mr Jonn Whttesel ond Mr A W Boue mlustrtdl arts ffl' X199 bla Complzments 0 The Marshall Smzth Funeral Home 21 l V l ' El - , . . u. .fc ' u V . t, ' 'Q pf , s. as I M , V . K 6 . J. - , I , . . F l 'rs W dg' l ' d' ' ' , 1. o . u had 5 -u h , , ' rf ' ' ' uf F er the 'bl d' ' rs. l? -ell J. ng. s to X b s' wvn nt . . . in s ' e Q , 's . l L Tv . . .U , . . I A V Standing: Mr. Wotfne Sir -mer, seccndory osslstontg Mr. Erverson O. M0cArthur, industrtrz i:r's, S'tt' : il Ar Ffmgsu ., t ', gre ' f lwe, r ' . s, A A 1 , . ' 1 . . . , ' c ': Pu , Mts Eh nbeth Lo- C , 3 Mr. H. E. oh , u ' , Mrs V'rg, rt c rt t. Pixu t , , r, t , g . A , , , ri ' .- l wa'-,ffl I I I , ' Cr f t u r' r 4 ' 1 . .-.1 'V lvi and Mrs Mohr and their daughter Barbara a ninth grader lived on South Main street Miss Mildred Pangburn had served as a laboratory technician before coming to McGuffey Photography and nature studies were her interests and at one time she was botany collector for biological supply houses Mr Ira Schluter teacher of mathematics constructed the i950 Ohio Every Pupil test in that subgect for all seventh and eighth graders He and Mrs Schluter have gone on several extended camping trips both enloyung that sort or rigorous life Collecting Ohio glass and gardening were Miss Hazel Spykers hobbies She lived with her mother and made extensive plans to remodel her home One of her tasks was to help plan the annual Harvest supper Coach Alfred Tanner was a football player himself having been named All Ohio end in his enior year at Wooster college During the summer he had charge of the boats at Chippawo Lake southwest of Cleveland Speed boating enthusiasts found him a friendly host Mr and Mrs Tanner lived in the Talla wanda adpartments The cafeteria had an important function in the school and it served the students well under the co direction of Miss Eleanor Wylie and Mrs Rcbert Perhaps Miss Helen Young s name was most often linked with G A A Be sides serving as adviser for that group she taught gym classes for all twelve grades She conducted one of the first Folk Festivals ID Ohio took modern dancers to the National Folk Festival at Wilmington and spent many hours preparing the group for their spring recital Between gym classes Miss Young played the piano a hobby as was square dancing Because Ireland was her father s birth place Miss Margaret Young planned to spend Summer i950 in that country and in England Since the trip was to be her first to Europe she planned to tour the other European countries as well In the summer of i948 Miss Young attended Bread Loaf School for Writers in Vermont Her main interest was dramatics and at that school she had the opportunity to participate in a play ustodo s Wlke Geo e o e K el a T Complzments o Opelcaszt f'Farm Controlledl' Mzlk 22 ,V . . . , , h . . . C . . , . Millican. Miss Wylie also taught the home living course for McGuffey girls. - , , . . , C i n z James i ns, rg W It , ov m urner. Semors Had Actwe Hlgh School Years Hsgh school to the sensors was a rush of classes games dances sports and all the other actsvstses which made up a perfect four years Busy writing for The Mirror cmd The Reflector, acting sn the sensor and Cstamard plays taking trips to other schools and varscus other places of inter est and seeing As You Lske It were only a few of the many extra curricular actsvstses which the sensors found time to accomplssh during their last year The class chose navy blue and whste as the class colors We are the Future the motto and whste roses the flower The sensors supported their school by thesr outstanding interest sn the Student Council the Junior Red Cross gsvsng to the various drives and buying subscrsptsons to the paper and yearbook Both boys and girls formed the back bone of the basketball hockey baseball softball and football teams A tsvstses of class members were varied as the record shows Judy Almy srst C amard l 2 3 4 FTA l 2 GAA 2 numeral 3 pressdent 4 cla s treasurer 3 Student Council 3 modern dcsnce I 3 4 tennis l 2 basketball l manager 2 3 hockey 3 4 DAR contest football queen Reflector staff Gurls State David Barr first to third transter South America seventh Sc en e l 2 3 treasurer 4 Cstamard 3 4 MClub 3 secretary 4 chorus 3 4 Student Council 3 football 3 4 track l 2 3 4 basketball I 2 sensor scholarship test Mirror staff 4 William Bauer transfer California Pennsylvania st C amard 2 3 4 Science l 2 3 4 football 4 Donald Booker transfer Middletown tenth ence 2 3 4 M ub 3 4 cho 2 3 4 tra k 2 3 4 letter 2 David Brcnch transfer Stewart ninth Cstamard 2 3 4 ence l 2 4 track 2 3 4 basketball mana l sem scrsolarshsp test dss rct winner American Legion essay contest 3 Reflector staff Mirror staff 4 sensor play Morrs Brown srst Cstamard 3 4 Science 2 4 baseball 2 basketball manager l David Caldwell transfer Hillsboro sixth Cstamard 2 3 Science l 2 Reflector staff Mirror staff sensor play Stephen Chase transfer Clearwater Florida ninth Cstamard 2 3 4 Mclub 4 class secretary 3 football 3 4 track 2 3 4 Student Council vice pressdent 4 orchestra 2 3 4 sensor scholarship test Reflector staff music festsval 2 Sensor officers Marvin Wilhelm pressdent Robert Wadlesgh v s c e e s s d e nt ue Muncey secretary Jac S t a f f o r d treasurer Complzments of Oxford F arm Servzce 23 . . . 1 1 1 1 1 . I . . . h . - V 11 - 11 i A 11 - 1 1 1 1 4 C' . . . f' . . . if , , , , ' , f'fh , . , is f , ' 1 , . ' ' Charles Beasley . . . first . . . FTA 4, Art president 3, chorus l 2 3 4, music festival 2. . . . , ' , . . . Sc? , -cl 2 , rus Sci , 3 4, M-club 4, football l 2 3 , , ger , 'or pr ' I , S k ' f Robert Cottrell . . . tlrst . . .Cncrnord 2 3 4, S: ence l 2 president 3, ylce-president 4, M-club secretoryvtreasurer 2 3 treasurer 4, senlor scnolarslnp test, football l 2 3 co-captorn 4, track l 2 3 4, basketball 4, Student Councll secretary-treasurer 2 president 4, local wlnner American Legion essay contest 2, Reflector stolf, Mirror stall 4, Boys State, class presndent 2 3, yice'presldent l. Gail Cullen . . . firfr . . . GAA Q 3 4, Cltamard l 2 3 4, modern July A y Dayld Barr tram Bll Bauer har e Beasley Donald Booker Dowd Bron H Morne Brown Dowd Caldwell Stephen Cha e U Cla Qrl lerencf Donaloson Best Wzshes rom The Anythmg and Everythzng Company 24 5 im Wll' l f , , Rclert Bal: Cattrell Grtl . - nce I 2 3 4 TA etball I ns 4 I 2 Refle tor staff 3 4 Terence Donaldson ntnth ence 2 3 4 eha us I Patsy DuBous transfer Bath nmth Cutamard J 4 GAA 3 4 modern dance s all 3 hocke 3 4 .lean Duc ett no pcurea transfer Clncnnnah second tennus 2 Internattonal I GAA 2 3 Cutarnard 2 3 M rror af 3 class secretary 2 QP! Patsy DuBo1s Lots Fers' :tam Bll Juanuta Gllbert Dorothy Gunther Thomas Tom Gurr Juanlta Hardman Carol Harper Lee Joyner Jean Ann Kelly George Letneke Gerald Jerry McMahon Sponsored by DuBozs Book Store 25 do , F I, bask , ten I l 2 3 , softball , : . ...Sci ,'r 234. 34, om, ,Hly I ' kt-:,.tL:i... , Lois Fersf . . transfer, Fairhaven, 'seventh . Citamard 2 V4, -GAA? 3 4,1 softball 3, tennis I S 'N'll' i Goth I 5 -'-Er 49 4 Q' . . x ef L A V 1 . I I' I I I - I 2 3 4 Wllluom Goth nrst S :ence 3 Mclub l 2 3 4 chorus l 2 3 4 music fest: al 2 Jumar Red Crass tramlng camp 4 Jucnltc Gllbert transfer Stewart mnth Cltamard 3 4 GAA 2 tumor representotnve 3 numeral 3 vlce presxdent 4 lnternatnonal l 2 FTA 3 4 Student Councll 2 president 3 modern dance l 2 3 4 basketball 2 3 softball 2 3 tennus 3 4 DAR contest cheerleader letters 3 4 Reflector staff Mrror staff 4 Dorothy Gunther urst Cntomarcl l 2 3 4 Sarah .lore Muller Ann Montgomery ,ig 4 W Lowell Myers Reba Jane Myers Kenneth Nelson Vu rgnnna Peck Patrlclo Pulley Pamela Schwab Harold Slzelove Nancy Sohngen John Jack Stafford Complzments of the Apothecary Shop 26 , ' ' . . . f' . . . c' , - , , ' 'v G- R Q V V A . My I i X, XY X13 l x Y A ' ' 4 L l l Sara Sue Muncey , f su. ' gg--t A 3 if 13 In V f Y ' ly x eu y U I, f Av 1 f . 5, , lk ' .ati v, 'E f , 5 GAA 3 4 Red Cross l 2 3 co presndent 4 FHA 4 Internattonal l 2 3 modern dance 2 3 4 tennns 3 4 Junuor Red Cross trarmng camp 4 Thomas Gurr nrst Scnence 2 3 4 MAC 4 orchestra l 2 Juanita Hardman nrst Cutamard l GAA 3 4 FHA vrce presldent 3 lnter natronal 4 hockey chorus 3 Carol Haper transfer Carey nunth F 2 3 FHA 3 4 GAA 3 senior representatrve 4 Orchestra l 2 3 chorus 2 3 modern dance tennus 3 4 basketball 2 3 baseball 2 3 Lee Joyner xrst Cutamard 2 3 4 Sc ence l 2 3 4 class presndent l Student Councnl l sensor scholarswtp test wnnner Arnerucan Leglon essay contest 2 Reflector staff Murror staff 4 seruor play Jean Kelly transfer Boston Massachu ets eleventn FTA 3 4 chorus 3 GAA 3 modern dance 4 tennns 3 softball 3 sensor sc olorshnp test Reflector staff Mrrror staff 4 Barbara Kolb not pnctured transfer Stewart turd Cram rd 2 Scwence 3 FTA 2 3 GAA sophomore representative 2 3 Studert Councul vce presndent 3 chorus l basket b l 2 hockey l manager 2 3 musnc fes wal I George Lemeke transfer Stewart eleventh Scnence 4 Mclub 3 4 base all 3 4 basketball 3 4 Gerald McMahon urst Mclub l 2 3 4 Cltamard 3 4 Science 3 4 football l 2 3 4 basketball l 2 3 4 baseball 3 4 class vuce presndent 3 Sarah Jane Muller transfer St Louls Mlssourl fourth Cutamard 2 3 4 ln er Contnnued on page 58 Joan Teckman Carol Unzncker Emerson Unzlcker -Q7 Robert Bob Wadletgh Glenn Weber Sarah Whe'pton Marvrn Vlnlhelm Mary Susan Wulluams Mary Jo Wrlls Best Wzshes from The Demoret Gram Company, Bath, Indzana 27 ' , . . . , , , ' . . . TA A ,' of , ' Q all ', , ' ' 1' . ' . . .' ,' , I ' . . I. , . A , A , I - - . I . 7 - national 2 3 4, FHA 3 secretary-treasurer 4, modern dance 2 4, DAR contest, senior play. H' , 17' A V14 4 7 Juniors Sponsored Many Activities The closs of 51 noted for nfs regolor offernpts To rnoke rnonev spolsored lhe hrst donce Sepfember I9 The rnuxer Aurumn Serenode vvos orronged by Alnce Andrews ond Solly Truurt co cholrrnon A poper drive followed Homecornung vvos observed The weekend of Nofember IO A huoe bon hre ond o pep rolly were held November IO ond the McGinley Srevvdrr genie vvos ployed The next dov A Devils Donce or which The Bobco' fern ed the closs Leodn 9 The Gloss were Conrod Fruehon presrdenr Thonio Becken e pre ldcnf Jeon Jor es ecrefory Koren OBrien fret surer Vlr Robert G ble Q nd Mr Wal worn Bennie were Co odvrsers The Sun Brite Laundry and Dry Cleanzng Company 28 ' , ' , v - r ,, ,, . X - 5 o A l I X V 7 f I I1 - ,ll 1' 1 If X511 X the music, lollcvved. Committees for this donce included oll The rnernbers of w ' A , 5 s ' , vlc J 'Sl A Q ' ' ,S 1 I , Y r . C ' At left: Top row: Donolo VVright, Thornos Clemons, Thomas Beckett, lore Duerr, W'ill'o Hoos, Conrod We.rir,cn, .lone Cottey, Moriorie Wodleigh. Second row: .John 'Nh tene, Dorotn, Gurr, Dorothy Beosley, Borboro Young, Betty Breltenbucher, Mory May N 'ler, ,esse Aooou, Foul Quinn. Front row: Willom Holmes, Helen Kcrdorzns. Below: Top row: Robert Russell, Robert Curriden, Gerald Stone, Jock Frozer, William Milzzers, Richard Coombs, Houord Wollyung, Third row: Ehen Cenzen n, Thomas Bloks Cortrod Frue'ort, James Leclcy. Second row: Alice Andrews, l-'een lftrght, Gecrgio Warwick, Joon Jones, Solly Truitt, Jonet Kelly. First row: Dorothy Toylor, Mufehe Gese l, Jone Colemcr, Mortho Moore, Koren O'Brlen. Not pictured: Mory Coftsolo, Pcul Moore :nd Mr. Willicw Bennie ond Mr. Robert Goble, odvisers. Tolong comploints to Student Council wos the 'ob of Betty Breitenouche ond Jomes Lecky Jomes wos re elected ot mud semester to Serve until Jonuory l95l The representotlve on the ossembly committee wos John Vtfhitesel Actlye in Red Cross Council wos Jessie Abbott Summer l95O brought o poper drive the proceed of which went tcworc o senior trip plonned to cover o lorge port of Ohio Pennsylyonio ond Virginio ln Moy the group duly honored the seniors with o successful prom in the Bront room in Oxford College Music wos furnished by Eddie Roe ond hi orchestro Best Washes from The Oxford Hardware Company 29 I V . . t 1 1 1 -V 1 r - . . . , . C Top row 'lftord Ezsol Woodrow DePew Cene Baudendxstel Conrad Inman Fourth row Leola Werner Ann Inman oDnna Curtls Alnce Johnson Esther Booker Marllyn Wrght Lots Jessup Caroln Serv ss Dorothy Shoemaker Charles Hollmeyer James Ro enburger Gary Samues Floyd Muller Basnl McDonough James Stewart Dayrd Maxtneld Rnchard ynch Gordon Sutherland Thnrd row Betty Bowltng Joyce Kelly Ruth Foss Anne Bauer Eluzaaetn He kel Charlene Rlchey Susan Hoclcenberry Susan Young Katrnna Van Tassel Folly Pndgeon Second row Mary Ann Harrns Joan Brady Pa rncua Schuler Barbara Ann Muller Janet Schu'er Nancy Roll Janet McCune Joan Sheard Audrey Bourne Dean Colvulle Wnlluarn Folker Patrlck Cogan Bottom row Lance Cox James A'exander Harold Evans Wrlluam Hooven Not advnsers Ralsrng money was the chlef concern ot the sophomore class Not only drd they sell penclls statlonery and carnatlcns but also beanles and they collected paper Charlene Richey and Janet Schuler dad their part for the school by workung rn the llbrary One thrullung experlence for the sophomores was the trap to Clnctnnatl to see As You Luke lt All year long the sophomores planned thenr carnlyal All of the many puptls, parents, and townspeople who attended had great fun vlsntlng the slde shows, pttchlng pennles, eatlng loads of pop corn and hot dogs and Iolnrng ln the cake walk Nancy Roll was president, Janet Schuler, vlce presldent and Alnce Johnson, secretary treasurer Sophomores on the Student Council were Susan Young and Kathrtna Von Tassel, at semesters Conrad Inman replaced Katrrna Best Wzshes from The Ozford Laundry 30 '52 r A A A A A g R V t I , E I , y f -1 . . J I V l . I I i . l pictured: Martha De Wltt, Donald Renyer, tylnss Esther Beck ond Mr, Alfred Tanner, ,1 is '1 , X ,- 4-. E - -. Y y f-x '53 Sitting on ledge: Hall Cfannuf, Jcnn Moore, S'cr'er lc'nsbf. Standing around group: Tm Potter, Neil Hoel, CGW n CCVVCTC, Guelac Senza, Beferlf Ke 'd Ba'oa': Mohr, Carol Mergentnal, Rcnara Wesa ser, Ph i' Q t'lef'Je's:n, Den' 5 t'l:z i:t' Fifth row: Elsa Durfee, Mary Ferguson, Betty Currraen, Margare' Jerez. Fourth row: Mary Haskins, Marilyn Thompson, Jul C: Cotiey. Third row: Susan T-lee Joy HJC, Rene McCune, Carol Petri, Ernery Muslcopt. Second row: Clauae Le neke, l'7'L'V'Ci Holt, Carol Douglass, Joyce Campbell, Grant Fmzscne. In front: Drare t-'erarcks Mary Ezsol, Jo Ann Jewell, V,vTan Depew, Paul Hersey. Not pictured: Rccefv 5'u'i and Miss Hazel Spylcer, adviser, A trip to Washington was The most exciting venture of the class ot 55 Under The leadership ot Miss Hazel Spylcer adviser and Tim Potter class ares :dent The Trip was a huge success Other ottlcers who assisted with the d Tails l-loft Treasurer This class Took exceptional Interest in sports Seven boys were courageous enough to venture forth to the football field in the Tall lim Potter made h letter Believing in the luck of seven seven also went oct tor basketball and several more tried their luck at baseball Grant Fritzsche represented his classmates on the assembly committee while Paul Hersey and Carol Petri were on the Student Council Stanley Hornsby was elected to Junior Red Cross council Best Wishes from Or ord Motors Inc 3l . Q .,, were Claude Leinelce, secretary, Jo Ann Jewell, vice president, and Thomas . , l , V is . A A E 1 . f , . '54 Standing at side: Richard Frltzsche, John Swatlord. Seated on ledge: David Sutherland, James Wespiser, Raymond Rader, Paul DuBois, Dwight Jones. Back row: James Spenser, Kent Rall, Clyde Reitt. Fourth row: Jack Williams, Marvin Weber, Thomas Branch, Gayle Weidner, Col'een Cattre!l, Henry Montgomery, James Gordon secretory-treasurer, Don Lynch preslaent, Paul McNift, Thomas Huheey, William finkbine. Third row: Betty Fryrnan, Marilyn Coy vice president, Nancy McNelly, Sue Arn Bowman, Carolyn Wal'en, Thomas Roudebush, Second row: Sally DuBois, Sharon Ccx, Gretchen Van Tassel, Jear- Hadgln, Ann Lawrence, George Whitesel. Bottom row: Joce'yn Kelly, Barbara Wright, Beverly Bourne, Shirley Wates, Jean DeWitt, Not pictured: William Ratner and Mr, lra Schluter and Mr. Fred Fox, advisers. Eighth graders always had an abundance ot school spirit Henry Mont gomery and Thomas Roudebush appeared in the Book Week play Jocelyn Kelly and Carolyn Wallen worked in the library and the class also helped to make 30 valentine tabe and BOO tray lavors lor the Dayton Veterans ho ptal Jean l-lodgin won first prize lc her clean up week poster Perhaps the most outstanding achievemeit of the year was the presenta was based upon events ot the tirst halt ol the twentieth century Proceeds were used to buy books tor the music departn ent Social activities included three parties Dancing playing games and eating ice crcam pop and cookies prevailed a cach of the parties Complzments 0 The O1 ard Natzonal Bank 32 ' l I tion ol their spring operetta Golden Anniversary, March ll, The Operetta 55' Top raw: Norman Carmack, Dale Douglass, Richard Du Bois, Michael Corso, Dcn Foster, Daryl Douglass, William Rosenfelder, Charles Maxfield, Fourth row: '!'.f'2!Iicrn Vvright, Ann Sonor, Martha Stone, David Myers, Edwin Fulwider. Third row: Paul Jewell, Joann Klink, Connie Norvell, Marilyn Bourne, .lure Weber, Margaret King, Narca M?nn.s. Second row: Carl Weber, Peggy Rhodus, Gay Murray, Sondra Sebald. Front row: Sam Prather, Dora Wolfe, Sharon Douglass, Carol Glas, Rosalie Schu'er, Jane Lyncn, Frances Fea, Nancy Thompson. Not p'ctured: Miss Margaret Young, Odviser, Geraldine and Madoline McMurray. The biggest thrill for the seventh grade was being an organized group The class held elections twice during the year First semester officers were Joan Klink president Marilyn Coy vice president Sandra Cebald secretary and David Meyers treasurer Richard Dubois and Sue King were the seventh grade representatives to the student council Second semester meetings were piloted by Geraldine McMurray and the other officers were Nancy Thompson vice president Madallne McMurray secretary and Paul Jewell treasurer Sue King was retained on student coun cil and Samuel Prather replaced Richard Dubois Jane Lynch and William Wright were on Junior Red Cross council Valentine day fall and spring parties were the social highlights Complzments of Peters and Son 33 1 1 1 1 -f 1 I , . 1 1 1 1 1 - ' , . Q65 9, my E ,J , ,J ig gxnv .,.s 2 Q Mil-i4.' q. H, , U q n 'I 1 at J . 1. Q lill- 'l' W! lvlfslf I' 2 Reflectlons, Images of ACt1V1t1GS Puprfs Took prlde TU MCGuTTeys rr o Ty QCWCT snow ox J orgomzohoms These groups odws PT bf mf T Toers oT TT ocu Ty wereTI1eHub oT meorly oTl efTro o r J If es meTy per CemT o T e ST TT memoershnp Des 9 Ted To develop one emcouroge vorxous, TpTeresT5 o srud fTTs Thes dubs pfoyed on TmporTorTT pc 1 sc oi We ond TT Toskrermg o Tulle eduCo'on Ago n p Cou o T e presence oT LJV1lfGI'STTy focflrx 5 opo ocw ITT 5 T weep we To hove o vorueTy oT dubs os gr o' X s schools pod oCTTvlTvsCT1edules equollmg MCG Tier 5 TT TQ ' ' ' ' T T - ..u r :S 'ef ' 1 . u , ' Gu T ew. ., T e F T , U A T or e u, fiflfr' Ti . Ni u T lm ude: 'oody Few duo I 1: ' ' F ' - ' , T . L . , , e. , e ' , :rw : no ' 'T ' r H , f f Y , ,e 1 se T TT T W ' Q'T'e T ' TN' 'e , pe V I VV 9 T. EQN WC!!! , . . . X, I T Q 1 E - k New Student Government Inaugurated Wuth o new constltutuon product of mony homeroom discussions dunng l948 I949 o new presldent elected by the enture hrgh school student body ond o set schedule for oll meetnngs McGuttey s student councll begon o yeor ot progress Out of the October 3 oll hugh school bollotung come Presrdent Robert Cottrell sensor the flrst to be chosen under the new system Another senxor Stephen Chose wos elected vlce president ond Betty Brentenbucher lunlor wos norned secretory treosurer The representotuves from the seventh eighth ond nlnth grodes voted Thomos Roudebush eughth groder lunnor hugh chonrnnon The councll set up o noon hour schedule rncludlng bosketboll bodmnntcn pang pong ond cord ploylng ond plonned o Februory cleon up compolgn ond poster contest It olso mode mony recommendotnons In complornt procedures otety precounons ond stcrndordlzotnon of club ond cornmrttee regulotuons Top row Rrchord DuBons James Lecky Robert Cottrell Sbephen Chc Thomos Roude bush Poul Hersey Bottom row Sue Kung Ccrol Petr: K tr no Von Tcfssel Suson Young Betty Brel enbucher Betty Frymon Not pictured Conrad lnm n Somuel Prother ond Borboro Mohr second semester members d Mr J R Nenll cdvrse P 9,4 Best Wzshes from Hormmg Market 36 1 ' I 1 I . , . 1 I . 1 I - 1 1 1 1 1 - ' I I 1 1 ' - 1 1 - F I . . . . 1 - 1 Q . . . . . , , . : ' ', 1 , se, . - 't ' - c , , on . . . ' , ' r. s ' l .I 1 X 0 6 ! . x '1 ' .4 12, Assemblies Enlivened Class Routine Bock row: Gront Fritsche, Tnomos Roudebush, John Whitesel. In front: Suson Young, Dorothy Glnther, Solly DuBois, Jone Weber, Miss Esther Beck, odviser. McGuftey s ossembly commlttee plonned Twelve Interesting progroms Miss Esther Beck wos toculty odvlser A progrom nntroduclng McGutteys extro currnculum groups was presented hortly otter school opened Dr H C Chrlstotterson drscussed hrs experxences sn Cermony two weeks loter A skrt written by the ninth grode wos given In observance ot Book Week lmtlotlon ontlcs were stoged by the GAA The onnuol White Chrlstmos The MClub lnrtlotlon ossembly wos held In the gym ln Februory the orchestro ond chorus ossembly ond the World Ddy of Proyer progrom were presented ond later the Unlverssty men s glee club provided music Sprung progroms ancluded o concert by the combined McGuffey ond Stewort bonds ond o qunxor hugh ploy Cstomord gove two one oct ploys Mr Ed Schwrnn ot Mnom1Jocobs Buslness college spoke ond the onnuol recogmtlon ossembly held June 2 concluded the yeors entertomment Best Washes from The Purity Confectzonery 37 , . . . . . . , . V D . l . . I . . service, o troditionol progrom, wos presented December lo. . . , . . . , , , . Staff of Semors Ed1ted 1950 Yearbook 4: '21- tvvx J Standing Jack Stafford Robert Cottrell Lee Joyner David Brarct David Caldwell Stephen Chase Second row Juamta Gllbert Ann Montgomery Sarah Whelpton Nancy Not pictured Jean Kelly Alice Andrews Davud Barr Marvin Wllhem Sarah Jane Muller Mrs Russell J Long advuser MCGuffey was tortunate In havlng a yearbook a prolect undertaken by the sensor class and made posslble through the efforts of Mrs Russell J Long cdvuser and a committee appolnted In the sprung of l949 Committee members studynng the posslbulu y of hav ng a yearbook Included Robert Cottrell Gerald McMahon Stephen Chase Judy Almy Sarah Whelpton David Branch Ann Montgomery David Colovvell and Lee Joyner Holdvng frequent meetungs during the summer wuth Mrs Long the com mlttee land plans for The Reflector ln the fall Ann Montgomery was named edntor and Lee Joyner was chosen bustness manager The Reflector was mode possuble by the support of advertusers and the stu dent body through the sale of subscrlptlons The Rerall Drug Store and The Rollmg Fruzt Market 38 I , f ,w- 'I l -2. A X. lk' .. , s .Q , 'Q A' ' x ' r ' I f , , ' 4 l, ' . Sohngen. Bottom row: Gail Cullen, Susan Williams, Judy Almy, Joan Teckrnan, Reba Jane Myers. t . , . . . .W I . . . , l I I I ' I I I . . . . ' I I D Mirror Voiced Students' R e f 1 e c t i o n s The McGuffey Mirror wos o bi-weekly newspoper devoted to topics of interest to students ond wos published by the iournolism closs. Its editors were oppointed from the stott ot the preceeding yeor while the other stolf members chonged onnuolly. The Mirror wos edited by Suson Willioms, who wos ossisted by Ann Montgomery, Alice Andrews ond Jonet Kelly. Goil Cullen wos business monoger ond Mrs. Russell J. Long wos the foculty odyiser. McGuftey wos cz member ot the Miomi Volley Journolism ossociotion. A lorge group of stotf members ottended the clinic held ot West Corrolton where two members Suson Willioms ond Dovid Bronch received Owords for outstonding stories which oppeored in The Mirror Third row .lock Stafford Morvn Wilhelm David Borr Robert Cottrell Lee Joyner David Montgomery G il Cullen In front Alice Andrews Jessie Abbott Jeon Ann Kelly Suson N tom Janet Ke y Best Wzshes rom Rzggs Pure Ozl Statzon Neu Taxz 39 . 2 Y I i . I , ' I I . Branch, Dovid Coldwell, Second row: .loon Teclcmon, Rebo Jone Myers, Juonito Gilbert, Ann , O' . 1 ' . ' , , l ill' S, . Chorus Sang for Several Programs Top row Cecrvro Vlforwrcn Elsa Durfee Esrher Booker Joon Jore lure Colley presldent Ruth Foss Eh oberh Heckel Mory Jo Walls Dorolhy Gurr Fourth row Dowd Borr Vrrgrnro Peck Donno Curlrs Drone Hendr cks Dorothy Shoemoker Mornlyn Wrrgh? Vvuon DePew Anne Eouer secretory Thrrd row Don Booker Wlllrorwm Goth Koren OE-r en Scully Trurtr Beverly Kerrn Ann Inrnon Jessle Abbot? Jonet Kelly Second row Terry Donoldson Wrlllorn Hooven Mory Ferguson Corol Douglass Borboro Mohr Joyce Campbell Dennrs Honnoh Pool Hersey Colyrn Conrod Furs! row Mort o Moore Morllyn Thompson Audrey Bon ne Julro Coffey Rene McCl,ne Corol Petrr Al ce Johnson Moriho De Wm? Nof prciured Chorrene Rrchey ond Norma McMurroy McGuffey s TQ49 50 chorus contouned forty lvyo members Dlre for Howo d Mohr subsfrfured gurl Tenors To obtorn bolonce berween lower ond upper porrs become ol The srnoll number of boys IH Yhe gr up Achymes of the Chorus Included srngmg or the Whrte Chrrstn o o d he World Doy of Proyer ossemblles ond perforrmng rornfry wnh rre orcresrro o tlne sprmg Concert The chorus prepored o reper'orre rncluc' r Q on orrongen ent of rhe Merry Wrdow Woltz Fred Worrng nonloers Q ycro ch ro es old 'Xlegro spnrutuols subdlyusron of the U T un Anne Bower Kc rew O Brrcn Georgro Worwrck Vrrgrn o Feck Audrey Bourr e lx ory lo Nrl Jessie Abb Tl :fr or 1 Mohr known os The mp e Tr o perl rr ed or e of wr s Best Wzshes 'rom Robmson S Shoe Store 40 l it . , -V 'l V K 3 1 I ' ' . ' : rt , , 'r ,V ' - - 7 c r . . . LF - ' C . . .. . . . . .v 1 3 HT fir . . , X , , , ,' r' .. . 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Orchestra Performed 1n Sprlng Concert Th torty three ptece McGuttey orchestro under N A D Lekvods dt rectton Improved steodtly otter the ttrst reheorso Ftwdtng odequote reploce ments lor 49 sensors ,vos rother dtttncult Tre prtnctpol octtvtty ot the orchestro vvos the sprung co cert o totnt per tormonce of orchestro ond chorus In Benton holl Aprtl Ql To pr pore for thts orogrom ond so thot both the ployers ond the Mtomt student conductors mtght gotn expertence the orchestro dvd extenstve stght reodtng ot vctrtous londs ol mustc durtng the ftrst semester Other octtvtttes of orchestro Included on os ernbly progrom Februo f Ql the commencement ensemble ond o rodto broodcost over WMUB A sertes of concerts wos glven ot other schools Dovtd Myers Rtchord DuBots Mr A D Lekvold Jomes Gordon Somuel Pro h r Rtcftord Frttzsche Conrod Fruenon Gretchen Von Tossel Thornos l-luheef Dwgh Jo e B J rly Eourn C lleen Cottrell Betty Ann Fryrnon Dorothy Shoemolcer Muddle row Betty Curr oen Don Foster Dovnd Sutherlond lone Coffey Robert Currtden Wlltom lker Jcm s Alexonder Julo Coffey Henry Montgomery Joon Jones Noncy Mcfslelly Corolyn Douol ss Ann Mo ttgorrerf Front row Ruth Foss .leon Hodgtn .lomes Spencer Arn L wr 'tce lhorrus Roudebush Jwe Lynch Gordon Sutherland Jonet Kelly Complzments of Wlzlton E Roll Sohzo Products 41 . . . , , . 9 - I l'. . , t - . . , . , . . t . . , t. , , . 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JU rx I , , Bock row: Gvveldo Seboid, Ann Sonor, Donold 'v'.'r,gnf, Potr :R Cogfzn, Gftry Somufls, ' , , t, I ,f n 5, e e ' e, o , , - I 7 ' l t ' t ' , , ' , I Fo , 1 e , , I ' V t l t 1 C V F 'C ' - : , ' ' , , cz e. , t' ' , C , A s 1 42 Sponsored by Sunshine Restaurant and a friend Internanonal Club A1ded French Chlld Acquatntlng tts members wlth The cultures ot Toretgn countrles Nas the purpose of The Internatlonal club A dance Blue Noon helped to support a European chtld Bernadette Dupret a ntne year la trench gurl Su h up port of a retugee was an annual protect after the war Speakers who ave rntormatton concerntng toretgn countrles spoke at the month'y club rneenng Sand ng at stale Nancy Sohngen pres det Dorothy for esJ r J Yeung treo urer Betty Brettenbuclrer e retary Georgta Vylarv k Nan R t-' 'C HJ atsy DuBoT anet Schuler Top row A n nman ane uerr Put Po s Esther Boo er zohetn l-'eckel Polly Pudgeon JoAnn Jane S ran Jane Mner Patrtc a Scwu er Donnx urts Helen lflrtght trcl row Mary Ann Hasktn J A n efel CT n our D11 fnorclfs Audrey Bourne B rery Kerm BarbarJ Mller J a rn Dorotty Gnt r Marene Gesel Second row R ne McCune Carol Petr: J M rrJf Suscn cc P trtct Pulley Anne Bauer Bottom row Marlorte Wadletgh Al ce ArJreA or-n Brad, Mart n Wrtght Dorothy Shoemaker Charlene Rrchey Marrlyn Thompson Su Jn lwockenhcrry N01 pnctured Joyce Campbell Gwelda Sebald Jaret McCune ana M s Annabel Cathcart Jdfuser Members Planned for Teachrng Careers Prospectlve Teachers tormed the McGuttey chapTer ct The Future Teachers at Amerlca The club polnted Toward glvtng tts men bers a broad pact re ct The teachtng protesston Substttute Teachtng ID graces kTr'd rgarden T rougw twelve vtslts to surroundung hugh schools and belng host for FTA cluos vt T nxt McGutTey were Included In The acttvrty program Tcr T949 50 Fourth row Joyce Kelly Jesste Abbott Reba Jane Myers B rb r No r JJIC1 Ccft y MJrt1J DeWTtt Mary Ferguson Third row Betty Currtden Katrtna Van Tassel Susan Younft Second row Robert Wadle gh Sue Muncey secretary Marvtn Wtlhem fre can J fe y Bottom row Janet McCune Joan Sheard Carolyn Servtss Gvvelda ebaft Not ptctured Prtrtctcr Pulley and Vtvtan DePew Cltamard Focused Attentron on Drama Famous actors and actresses might result from parttclpatton ID Cltannarcl club Cttamard was dramatuc spelled backward dramattc encouragement of members grades TO Through l2 was tts sole purpose The group had a suc cesstul year presenttng Two one act plays Babs Takes Over a d Btlly s F T Date tor an assembly and a three act play Seventeenth Summer tn May Top row Morrs Brown Lee Joyner Wnlltam Vltlder Jack SJ' ard S Dhew Cnase D1fTJ Barr Georgta Warwtck Wulltam Bauer Ftfth row Davtd Bran h Dean Colvtlle Lowel Myers Gerald McMahon Anne Bauer Nancy Roll Donna Curtts ourt1 row J cn ta C pert at CJ en Judy Almy Polly Ptdgeon Susan Young Caroltre Sens K rra Van T se Jan NcCune Sally Truutt He en Wrgnt Thtrd row Mary Susan Wtll urns Ntncy Schtc en Jan Duerr Betty Brettenbucher Allce Andrews E her Booker M rlyn Wtght Eltzobc hek Audrey Bourne Susan Hockenberry Marlene Gesell Los Ferst Joan Jores Second row Dorothy Gunther Sara Sue Muncey Ruth Foss Barbara YOUU-J hecn Kardaras Pct y DuBats Joan Teckman Ellen Clendentn Kneellng Dorothy Ann Tayor P rcta Pulley secretary treasurer Mary May Maller Ann Montgomery pres dent Mcrore Vad gh Sarx elpton vtce presudent Reba Jane Myers Not prctured James Alexancer Robert Cot r l Tlt rn Folker Wnlltam l-looven Kenneth Nelson Robert Russell Carol Unz cker Marfn VVT helm Donald Wrlght and Mr Wnlltam Bennte advtser Best Wishes rom The George Home Studzo 43 . . . - ,T TT ' I I I , , ' -S . C S - A ' ' f TT . V 5 S . , . . . L. A L . .l T .. 2, T E ' : I 1, Ta' l Ice pr ?'e'1t, BC lt' ra s- , A s c , ' 'ft , :,f all, Telen .cry ras, T s, J . : n l , J D , I s 1, - k , ElT , ' . , ' , s, a ' I , ' T l , f C T , ' T , Th' : s, o rt J .T l, Car 'y D slr-ss, 'f ne H: 'T r , . 'X , el lt ' , r T , can tc H rin gn, T ' he, l l, : e , , oy Q fl, : M--, a 'VCI ', . : ' ' V , I ' 5, J J K H, Aly ' T T ' T ' 4 , 5' ' ' J- u ' I T ' T is . , f . . ' 4 . I ,W ' ' U . . . . . T A . D A . . . . . . T .hui r T L I. , . . . L' - A Top row: Charles Beasley, Jean Kelly, Joan Teckrnan, Jucrmta Gi bert, Jtzwe Cotey. z , ' , f , a c C T ' , 'l 'T - e , r lf T 1 l - . I T 1 IT s. : 3 , , ' I . s TT, Cnet K lt. 2 T T l T ' S lc. ' : C ' 'f . . . g , 1 1 -1 ' ' T . I TT F TT n TT A T IFS TT TT ,T - I I - I I ' T 1 , , ' ' T ' s, :ff , fe ' , Ct' ' ' ' ' . ' : ' c , . l , , , '. Y l : u 1.1 3T , G l -ll , , ' , , ' .J ls, at , as T, et T , ' , l i ' . ' : ' Q , I 'J , Q , ' , ' A , st , a T A , r , ' ' 214 : ol, t , , , l , to . Z , ' , ' 1 ' , at I TA , ' , T I ,, 3 TT' lei , cn Wh T T ' , , ' : . , J ' elf N l'a jf , 1. F H A Joined National Organization Twelve McGutfey girls organized a chapter of the Future Homemakers of America under the supervision ot Miss Georgia Halstead. Members worked on individual protects and received awards from the national organization for them. The officers went to a district meeting at Hanover where they learned many helpful hints to make the club ever better. Top row: Dorothy Gurr, Dorothy Ginther vice president, Sarah .lane Miller secretary- treasurer, Juanita Hardman, Patricia Schuler historian, Leola Vtlerner, Carol Unzicker. Bottom row: Dorothy Beasley, Jane Coleman news reporter, Carol Harper president, Mary Ann Harris. Not pictured: Virginia Peck, and Miss Georgia Halstead, adviser. M A C Studied Agricultural Problems The group which took annual trips to Purdue university was the M Guffey Agriculture club under tne sponsorship of Mr Robert Goble While there they saw the latest machines and methcds ot farming The boys in the club were future farmers The club helped them to learn about new methods and to exchange ideas about farming which could not be included in the school curriculum Top row Neil Hoel Woodrow Depew James Alexander William Coombs Don Renyer Glenn Weber James Ro enberger Middle row Thomas Gurr Don Booker Emerson Unzicker Grant Fritzsche Paul Guirtn James Stewart Claude Leineke Gene Baudendistel Mr Robert Goble adviser Bottom row Thomas Blake Howard Wolyung Robert Bruns Lance Cox Floyd Miller Not pictured Thomas Hoff Stanley Hornsby and Harold Sizelove Science Club Trips Highlighted Year The Science club sponsored by Mr Fred Fox gave those interested a chance to look further into scientific problems including experimenting with hamsters photography radio and electronics and biochemistry Wright Field and Frigidaire both near Dayton were visited by the group The club par ticipated in a scietce held day held at McGuffey in the spring Top row Donald Bookcr Thomas Gurr Gorton Sutherland Hall Cranncll Lowell Mycrs Morrs Brown Conrad Fruehan Gerald Mclflahan Fourth raw Donald Wright .lame Lccky James Alexander X ilam Hooven Lcc .lo,ner Ann tdontgainer Claude Leinckc Third row Tcrry Donaldson Wiliam Baucr Danala Renyci Basl McDonough Daft Maxfcld Rouert Vvadleigh Mr Fred Fox adviser Second row Ccorae Leineke Patrick Coaan Calvin Conrad Nei l-loel Charlcs Hollrne,cr Gary Sarruel ctara Vvespiscr Tm otter First row ac a ford Susmn Wil tarns ecretary Wi am cl r ontas cmon l boratory a sstant att Fr e ivix r iu Dcnn nnih ucr ottrc v c prcsaent Dax Branch prcsident Robcrt Bruns Paul Hcrscy o pictured S rah Whcli on Rolert Russc R Jcrt Ru Compliments 0 The O1 ard Milling Company - , l i 1, -, i , f- 1: ,- , l i I, i A V iff, t 1 s, Ri l V' i P J. V ' : .l St f , c l 5 , ili F tk ir, Tli Cl A, s a - s i , Gr i itzscn , Dr c Barr ter s rer, - 's Ha 1 , Rot -Y C 'll ic- ei , 'id 4' , A ' , ' ' . N t A : a 1 nt , 3 All. ara ol - ssell. A I 45 The State Line Hardware Company, College Corner 14 Best 'W 1.51195 from The Stephenbon Ice and Coal Company 46 Crew Operated VISUH1 A1dS Equlpment JJ O U5 f C AC JVTQJ op row Second row m row N1 pcu d Red Cross Councll Sent Ard Abroad scooot che-Qt N frm sn r e VI f or Gm r rece e C est ro rfb mctuce Q cr T fr Qtrr os hotwdoy orfmg Ctmrwsfmos Cords ont fwwokmrwg 300 Tri f H d 30 cemterproces tor Moten mos doy tor The Doy on V feroms two pw' J! Top row 1 econd row Furs? row No? p cured Tumor Patrol Guarded Students Safety Q Q ru ro 1 e 1 our r on w mc 1 o Henry Mo 116 r rr or r r cwfrgrwrwmerwfe efory wo toltmvmc re wsfr or 'he grot, Top row mm X qmjo otfom row 1 U TZ rw Cmnplzments of .Snyder s hr and Gift Shop Photo Studzo 47 1 ff'f3Q x.C,'f: ine new 3' IJ toss f.f t'o- i.coe'f'5,:n3e :pro 'gf' 2 1 :cf 3641 'r 31:13 ,gp oi rows M1 wi? ,r,g',f 52.5 ' if rfre Qpergz' wg 'pwlif pxi1iC'o:'z. Ti-Q zzroo orso tw 1 Wm sfrip, 9.242511 ,ml ogzoiruc :xv -'.?o'x 'wir C222 :mo 'fzzpe 'ecorczers Mr Ped Fox LkiJCt6Q1 'Mg :'ef.' Corfu. : .eti. .xoi :NYT Niro' izr :ro Foul Er ', r'c'e:'o'r def. T : ': ':2 Pos:--'Hz' fI: ':i: arc , Hefry, ', - g2 ' Qizfxrfz Pei.-24 '- iz 7'-L ' : 11 21,.-'r 1-r' 33 , t 1: , 1: g : ferr' firm: 3' -' ' 'ei 1 ie' Bott: 1 5c?': : :rut 'J W' ., 5 o wt re - - ' 'y ff, ,.f '- r 52, f1 1i,, fht XHT H':':1f: i: :rail in , zilnif A oo ' oe Filed os The , o' D oiocf of the Juror Red Goss itiapreri fir. 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This volwqeer 17:15 if terror twigtw boy: dd L1 Poet t tetp J fo regzohfo traffic of flrw Coii .wuttie iwfnre cmd fttor :dwoo tw Urs. - ' Jerry, The pcT'ol :.o5,fi1V'w, gave Hu, boys Ttui poet W' ., X Fr t y ie' the or ' V4 week, CCQLCLX Lufcii Tu'w'w,r ,vos SQIDEW V 5 r o Q : Trina 1: Ro,1:-31-5 'fr Hired Tc er in.g,erfr: , sow rAf i 'rx' , ,UN--J 'jyizoi B 1 57 et Drg: '1-r, Nona 1' Corvmzgk, ?f:P1:r:1 F' :Che Dorm risk' :few- Ii ser, Do t3, :'1 D E 1 fi , . 0 ,f -N 'M ' 1? ,fm en fa 3 1 QW? Q ,- -, 1 5 -1' Reflectlons, Images of Sports value o aTh efucs To T e parTIc13aTT 5 VGCOJVTIZDF a TT XCGU fS aThTeTuC orogran was noT only T pronToTe InTer5ChoIasTIC sense oT Qponsmonsnnp a nong aII The puowls IT prowded I II roonded InTra moral progron FooTI9oII hasI4eTIooII Track ond hosehoh were The 1nTer QChoIosTIc soorTs an which The boys porTIcvpaT QI whale The guns engaged IIT h cxey bosKeTbaII Tennls and soTTboII compe-TITIon he n are hugh school waged baTTIes II Touch TooTbaII soTThaII ooc3ImInTon 5huTTIehoarcI and TaD'S TennlS 49 The ' I I f h ' 'I r I Q ' o,I as To Imponom phase of one'5 edocohon. I T, TTeT-' , . ' A , I V I I XJ .1 con1peTITIon, bm also To creofe a wlde InTeresT and a keen ' I - . , ., I . a we - I V ' - 1. V . I . , . I Q I . ' I ' . o ' , I , ' , V ' I . I e Tp ' , 'r , . I 4 . Lettermen Raised Funds for Athletics Top row Gerold McMohon Wtlllom Goth Cooch Alfred Tonner Don Booker Dovud Burr secretory Second row Dovtd Brunch Kenneth Nelson Tum Potter Robert Wodleugh Conrod Fruehon Thnrd row John Whttesel Emerson Unztclcer Morvtn Wnlhelm presxdent Robert Cottrell treosurer Gory Somuels Wtllnom Mtlders Bottom row Jomes Lecky Wnlluom Holmes George Letnelce Conrad lnmon Thomos Beckett Not pictured Jock Stafford ond Robert Russell Working lolntly wlth the othletlc deportrnent the M club wos estoblushed to turther the development ot McGuttey boys othlettcs The Mclubs mem hoseboll or troclc Ten new members unttloted ID .lonuory brought the T949 1950 rnernbershup to twenty trve Acttvttues Included collecting soles tox stomps portuclpotlng IU the onnuol sophomore cornuvol ond selling condy ot noon Profits from those octnvttnes were used for othletuc equuprnent A group ot the trock teom orgonuzed ond called themselves the Poor Devils They sold progroms ond popcorn ot oll home boslcetboll gomes ond wuth the proftts purchosed new troclc equnpment The club honored the cheeuleoders by ovvordtng them letters ond posses to oll othletuc events cmd recently opproved owords tor boys on the gunuor htgh bosketboll te-om Best ll zshes from The Capztol Varszty Dry Cleanzng Company 50 I ' I bershtp wos open to those eorning o vorsity letter in tootboll, bosketboll, Grldders Showed Sportsmanhke Play Ahhosgh They won only one game Tred one and losT seven McGufTey onrbal Team was oeTTer Than The eccrrl lnaTcaTed The Green Devlls were greaTly weakened by The graduahon of Twelve members of The 1948 Team lnlarles a weak pass defense and nnabllmy To conyerT The exTra pomTs were The mann d Tflcalhes of The Team Aher Two weeks prachce under The dlrechon of Coach Alfred Tanne f'cGafTey meT Greenhulls SepTember 16 on Banger held IT was The Ploneers second game vvhlch gave Them an edge over The Deyuls deleafsng Them 31 O Top row A har Mlller assls om oach arre ekcn char eso ser rn T S Tmael manager Calvnn Conrad Wnlluam l-looven Paul Hersey Dem Co vllle Denms Hannah Charle 1-lollmeyer PaTrTck Cogan Davld Maxheld Conrad Fruehan manager Charles Lando sT.1n Coat If row ames e or' ec eT 1 1 adm omes erT s Second row Donald Booker John Wh1Tsel Wllllam Mrlders Wl1lxom Haas Wlll arn Bauer Dowd Earr Frrst row Gerald Mclvlahan KenneTh Ne1son Jack STafTord Davnd Branch STephen Chase Kneelmg Co capTa ns Roben CoTTrell and Marvm W1lhe'm Noi pldured W1 'Tam Folker James STewarT Don Renyer Best Wzshes from Oacford Coach Lmes, Inc 51 rr 1 -, ' , 'S f U T T V K Q . ,. I .H I f J - . 5 . , Q T - - - I r A . . , , A J I I ' g rT ' 'T c , J T s A' T der, RT d W .1 , TI PQT er, Allre: Tanner coach, Phllhp Henderson, Jack Frazer. Fourrh row: Claude Lefneke, Gary Z S I . I . . V I Q 1 . I . I ass f f f ll. 'Th'd I J' Liky, T B T f, fvu-f H 1 ,' Rob Rasell. . 2 - 1 ' .' , N V ' . z ' .M Another week of practice and a shuffling of the lineup produced an im proved team The Green Devils traveled to Deporres September 23 where they were held to a 6 to 6 deadlock The Green Devils reached their peak the next week when they met Seven Mile the defending league champions an a night game After leading T2 to O midway in the third quarter the Devils were caught unaware by a long pass which resulted in a touchdown for the Panthers The extra point was good and the score stood l2 to 7 lnlury to three of McGuffey s players late in the fourth quarter weakened the team and enabled Seven Mile to score the winning touchdown in the last twenty seconds lniuries from the Seven Mile game kept several of the boys on the side lines for IvlcGuffeys game with Milford October 7 Inability to score the extra points cost the Green Devils the margin of victory Gath scored the lone touchdown as McGuffey fell to a 7 to 6 defeat October i4 McGuffey helped Eatons Golden Eagles celebrate home coming by being trounced 48 to O After holding the Golden Eagles scoreless for part of the first quarter the Devils defense collapsed McGuffey attempted to recover when they met Ohio Military lnstttute at O MI After holding the Maroons scoreless during the first half the Green Devils took an early third quarter lead when Gath scored on an intercepted pass Victory was snatched from the Devils as O Ml completed a long pass to tie the score OMI scored again to defeat McGuffey I3 to 8 McGuffey won its only game by downing Ross on Bunger field October 27 Recovering from a 6 to 6 halftime deadlock the Green Devils scored twice in the third quarter and once in the fourth quarter to win from the Rams 24 to T2 bles proved costly as McGuffey failed on two scoring opportunities McMahon Devil fullback scored twice in the third quarter for McGuffey s only touchdown The city championship was at stake November ll when the Green Devils met their arch rivals the Stewart Tigers on Bunger field The Tigers were highly favored having scored victories over several teams to whom McGuffey had lost The Devils were not to be taken without a fight and went on the field hoping to score an upset Stewart scored in the first quarter but the Green Devils tied the tally when Wilhelm plunged over from the two yard line Stewart regained the lead In the third quarter McGuffey threatened in the fourth but fell short of the goal and the Tigers won 12 to 6 Co captain Marvin Wilhelm was McGuffeys leading ground gamer and scorer during the season He carried the ball lOl times for 439 yards and 32 points Gerald Mctvtahan left halfback was second carrying the ball 93 times for 400 yards and T8 points With T2 points and 91 tries for 394 yards William Gath right half was third Although the Devils finished fourth in the Little Southwestern League six members of the team earned All League recognition Co captains Marvin VVilhelm and Robert Cottrell won first team berths at fullback and right guard respectively John Whitesel was placed at end on the second team while Gerald McMahon Thomas Beckett and William Gath were awarded honorable mention Best Wzshes from Neds Men s Wear 5 Traveling to Fairfield the next week, the Green Devils lost 27 to l2. Furn- ' 5 7 2 Courtmen Dommated M1d year Scene Back row Coacn Afred Tanner and Asssant Wllram Kalcnek Third row George Lenneke Emerson Unzlcker James Lecky Conrad Inman Gerald Mclvlahan captann Wnlluam Mulders Robert Wadlengh Marvtn Wllnelm Wrllram Holmes Second row John Whutesel Wllltam Coombs Davld Maxteld Patrtk Cogan Wtlltam Fo ker Rlcward Wespnser Chcrles Hollmeyer Gary Samuels Gene Baudendtstel Paul Gulnn Front row Emery Muskopr Nell land Wllluam Hooven manager Wunnmg seven out of l8 starts The McGuTfey basketeers experlenced the best season In Two years The Green Devnls opened The season November 22 when they played host To The Brownsvllle Luons Seven practlces hadnt been enough Tor McGuTTey so They went down to defeat 37 To 32 Unzucker was htgh scorer for The Devlls wtth 9 pomts After another week ot practlce The Green Devuls Traveled To Wyommg vxhere They met defeat 46 to 37 McMahon and Unzlcker led The Devuls wuth ll and 12 pornts respectlvely lvlaklng 20 out of 34 foul shots The Devuls racked up theur flrst vlctory by downing a strong Qtewart Team 42 32 McGutfey led all The way as Unzacker wlth I3 polnts and Wadleugh with lO Took scorlng honors After leadmg I4 to ll and 20 To l8 at The end ot The furst and second quarters respectlvely The Green Devlls were overcome by the Eaton Golden Eagles 57 To 35 McGuTTey couldn T hold down Eaton s all state forward Gene Neff and consequently fell back mTo The losmg bracket Wadleugh was htgh for tvTcGuTTey wrth 9 points The Green Devlls returned To Thelr home floor December lo and were over Buzld Your Future Wzth Mzamz Valley Lumber . . T - 4 . -fy T - I . I T I . Z . . I . l V .C I , . I I , I . I I . . I f - Hoel, Tirn Potter, Paul Hersey, Grant Frltzsche, Robert Cottrell, Richard Lynch, Gordon Suther- , . . , , f I . . . . I . . . . . v , ' . 1 I I ' - I , . H . . . . ,, come by the Fatrfteld Indrans 47 to 30 Wadlergh and Lernelce led 'vlcGufley wrth T0 and 8 potnts respectrvely whale Fatrfreld s Van Natta took scortng honors wrth l8 pornts lvlcGutfey traveled to Seven Mule December l7 The Oxtord team was outscored by T3 pornts durtng the hrst halt but matched the Panthers pornt tor pornt durrng the rematncler ofthe contest tallrng to defeat 53 to 38 Wad lergh paced the team wtth I2 pornts The Green Devrls began a new year on January 6 as they outtought l-larrlson and chalked up a second victory 54 to 52 Unzrcker was hugh scorer tor McGuftey wtth 25 points Wadlelgh tued wtth Rechanbach of l-larrrson wtth lo pornts Mclvlahans reboundrng was one ot the dectsrve elements tn the vtctory Returnrng to thetr home floor January T3 the Devlls were held to ten points durrng the tlrst half as they were downed by Colerain 40 to 28 Mclvlahan was top scorer for the home team wrth 8 points The Green Devils broke all scorrng records on January 20 as they mauled O MI 78 to 24 Unzrcker set a new undrvrdual scoring record for McGutley bv raclang up 30 potnts 2 points more than the old record held by Robert Fryman class of 47 It was also the hughest team total scored by a McGuttey trve Meeting College Corner In Wrthrow Court the next nrght McGuttey went down to defeat 59 to 40 Unzlcker was hugh scorer with l7 points The Green Devlls went back unto the wan column the followtng week when they eked by Kttchel on the McGutfey floor 56 to 52 Unzlcker McMahon McGuttey had lrttle trouble February 3 racktng up the ttfth vnctory bf downing Sprlngtleld townshlp 5l to 38 The Green Devrls were beaten 53 to 40 at Loveland the tollowrng week Jack Wood paced the wunners wuth 20 ponnts whrle Unzrcker led the Devrls with T6 Traveltng to Camden February I0 the Green Devuls came from behrnd n the ttnal quarter to down the Cubs 54 to 49 Wadleugh and Unztcker paced the Devils wlth lo and l9 polnts respectively McGuffey played Stewart rn a return game at Wrthrow Court February ll Stewarts Improvement and McGuffeys loss of Mclvlahan rn the early mtnutes ot the game proved fatal for the Devlls who lost 53 to 4l Unzlclcer and Inman led the Green Devtls wrth T5 and 9 potnts respectrvely McGutfey upset the Alumnl 48 to 44 when the 48 and 49 teams returned tor the annual aflatr Februa y l7 Wrlhelm was hugh scorer with l3 potnts The Green Devils dropped the ltnal home game to the Deporres Hawks 64 to 49 Unztcker led the Devtls wtth 20 pornts followed by Inman wrth l2 Because McGutfey was an exempted school the Devrls bypassed the county tournament and went unto the Southwestern Dlstrlct Tournament at Xavter tueldhouse March 4 Drawrng a ttrst round bye the Green Devrls met a hrghly potent Lockland team and were smothered 80 to 36 Unzrclcer was hugh scorer wrth l4 pounts Gerald Mctvtahan sentor forward was clected captarn of tl e baslxeteer Sponsored by Dattzlo s Record Shop 54 and Wadleigh paced the Devils with l9, l3,land I3 polnts respectively, GAA Offered Sports and Soclal L1fe The value of the Glrls Athletrc Assocratlon extended beyond merely teach :ng physucal skulls lts members learned the Importance of sportsmanshup and how to apply rt to all phases of school and social lute Boastung trtty enght members GAA offered as tall sports hockey and tennns as wnnter sports modern dance and basketball and as sprung sports softball golf and tennls The T949 hockey team was G A A s most successful team sunce the sport was unltlated two years ago The A team won games from Fairmont Stewart and Wyomung and lost only to Fanrvlew The B team was the victor In all games Top row Sarah Whelpton Susan Young Susan Hockenberry Ellzabeth Heckel Jean Kelly Martha DeWntt Audrey Bourne Ann Inman Allce Johnson Carolyn Seryuss Joan Sheard Fifth row Mary Ann Harrns Katrzna Van Tassel Gall Cullen Ann Montgomery Janet Fourth row Joan Brady Betty Brertenbucher Sue Muncey Lots Ferst Jane Duerr Georgna Warwnck Dorotny Taylor Patrucua Pulley Thlrd row Marrlyn Wrlght Joyce Kelly Ellen Clendemn Reba Jane Myers Patrncra DuBons Sally Truntt Second row Polly Prdgeon Jane Coffey Dorothy Beasley Marlore Wadlezgh Barbara Young Hele'1 Kardaras Joan Teckman Jessue Abbott Janet McCure In front Janet Schuler Nancy Roll Dorothy Gunther Susan Wlllnams Judy Almy pres dent Nancy Sohngen se retary treasurer .luanlta Gulbert vice presrdent Carol Harper Alrce Andrews Not plctured Pamela Schwab Juanrta Hardman Marlene Gesell Best Wishes from Youngs College Shop 55 , . 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